Day 2: Painting Begins

One Challenge of the Week: Hay Bales in Perspective and Realism in

Value

This morning at 7:00 am the painting began in the immediate vicinity of La Palazzina. Each painter chose a spot to work from: assuming he/she will not finish a painting in one morning, that morning spot will remain hers or his until the painting is deemed finished. The theory of this method is that the light will remain sort of the same for the duration of the painting process.

Here's what we have so far:

Our fearless (and very good) teacher: at least one of them for now.

Billy Noonan, Oil Painter

A View from the Terrace A View (more finished)
(the beginning)

and later in the morning, Billy worked from the driveway to the sheep field ...

View from Sheep Field
(the beginning) (more finished)


From our other fearless leader and very good teacher, Laura Martinez-Bianco, pastel artist:

Later in the morning:

Olive Tree with Hay Bale

Color Studies by Ellen Trayer:

The Olive Tree (the beginning of what Ellen considers her best work ever)

Concentration and then JOY

The Veteran Student, Nancy Woogen:

Nancy is a very prolific painter. I think she must have painted at least 15 works by week's end.


Fran Devitt, our last-minute sign-up. I think we are all very glad Fran joined us - her good sense of humor and practicality lightened us all.
and get a load of her pastel tray!!

Fran's goal for the week was to let loose: to paint blocks of color instead of tiny detail. Here, she's off to a great start.

The New Student: Larry Hill.



The Geranium Pot, Larry's First Pastel